Students Give More than $8.8 Million to Speed the Light in 2011
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| Troy and Heidi Jo Darrin with daughter, Heather, AGWM missionaries to Moldova, showing off their Speed the Light vehicle |
More than $262 million has been
raised for Speed the Light since its beginning in 1945. Last year, Assemblies
of God youth raised more than $8.8 million for STL, which provides missionaries
with essential transportation and creative communication equipment they need to
reach the lost.
“It is exciting to see students,
youth groups, and churches consistently passionate about taking the good news
of Jesus to the ends of the earth,” Caudill says.
A banquet was held February 2,
2012, in Branson, Missouri, to recognize the top giving churches and districts
to STL in 2011.
“STL giving in 2011 represented
an increase of over a half million dollars, or 6.2 percent, over 2010,” says
Chet Caudill, Speed the Light director. “Our top five churches last year all
eclipsed $100,000 in giving — the first time this has ever happened. In
addition, 27 districts from across the nation increased in STL giving, and
seven of these had record years.”
Listed below are the top 20
giving churches and top 10 giving districts to STL for 2011.
2011 Top 20 Giving Churches to
Speed the Light:
1. James
River Assembly of God in Ozark, Missouri (Southern Missouri
District): $162,235.00
2. Calvary
Christian Center in Yuba City, California (Northern
California/Nevada District):
$116,091.88
3. Fountain
of Life Center in Burlington, New Jersey (New Jersey
District): $110,239.15
4. First
Assembly of God in North Little Rock, Arkansas (Arkansas
District): $108,535.87
5. River
Valley Church in Apple Valley, Minnesota (Minnesota
District): $106,028.57
6. First
Assembly of God in Fort Myers, Florida (Peninsular Florida
District): $83,797.18
7. First
Assembly of God in Dothan, Alabama (Alabama District):
$75,000.00
8. First
Assembly of God in Gainesville, Florida (Peninsular Florida
District): $68,232.50
9. Cedar
Valley Church in Bloomington, Minnesota (Minnesota
District): $67,799.77
10. Sunset
Christian Center in Rocklin, California (North
California/Nevada District):
$58,080.80
11. River
of Life Assembly of God in Cold Spring, Minnesota
(Minnesota District): $58,003.00
12. Emmanuel
Christian Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Minnesota
District): $57,958.41
13. Mount
Hope Church in Lansing, Michigan (Michigan District):
$55,153.00
14. Bethlehem
Church in Richmond Hill, New York (New York District):
$52,193.42
15. First
Assembly of God in Van Buren, Arkansas (Arkansas
District): $46,902.12
16. First
Assembly of God in Montgomery, Alabama (Alabama District):
$46,567.07
17. First
Assembly of God in Griffin, Georgia (Georgia District):
$44,406.33
18. Berean
Assembly of God in Pleasant Hill, Iowa (Iowa District):
$44,351.84
19. Faith
Assembly of God in Orlando, Florida (Peninsular Florida
District): $40,595.74
20. Crossroads
Fellowship in Humble, Texas (South Texas District):
$39,475.15
2011 top 10 giving districts to
Speed the Light:
1. Arkansas
District: $660,181.95
2. Alabama
District: $562,148.51
3. Minnesota
District: $551,256.17
4. Peninsular
Florida District: $483,311.04
5. North
Texas District: $405,687.86
6. Southern
Missouri District: $347,353.51
7. New
Jersey District: $312,106.34
8. South
Texas District: $299,795.41
9. Northern-California/Nevada
District: $294,416.63
10. Pennsylvania/Delaware
District: $283,323.19
For more information about Speed the Light, see http://stl.ag.org.
AG News, Becca Dickson
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